Synopsis
Tour guide, historian and flaneur "Speed" Levitch travels the nation visiting those monuments that rarely make it into travel guides, from the shoe gardens of San Francisco to the luckiest subway grate in New York City.
Episodes
Season 11E1San Francisco: A City Shaped by EarthquakesSpeed takes us on a tour of renowned objects in San Francisco – a city shaped by earthquakes that makes a point of attacking the status quo and appreciating the beauty in the unexpected.24m2E2Chicago: To Conjure a Lost NeighborhoodSpeed spends a day steeped in the history of working class Chicago – a city of blue collar labor constantly fighting back against the status quo of their corporate overlords.24m3E3Kansas & Missouri: In the Middle of the Middle of the MidwestSpeed explores the idea of borders and boundaries in Lawrence, Kansas – a city straddling the line between opposing sides during the American Civil War.24m4E4Virginia: The Many Flavors of Thomas JeffersonSpeed sifts through the many flavors of Thomas Jefferson in Monticello and the University of Virginia – two historic landmarks representing the many sides of America’s most complicated founding father.24m5E5New York City: The Beauty of RandomnessSpeed wanders through the chaos of New York City – a metropolitan hub teeming with simultaneous bouts of randomness and synchronicity.24m6E6The Tour Guide ConventionSpeed goes on adventures with other tour guides across the country.24m
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